mf.rts Properties

This component provides behavior of the run-time system.

The following table lists the properties of the mf.rts component and shows the event information that can be included in the trace for each property.

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Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	69	Command Line
INFO	70	Add Program Context
INFO	71	Delete Program Context
INFO	74	Version Info
INFO	128	Start of run-time system initialization
INFO	129	End of run-time system initialization
INFO	130	Start of run-time system de-initialization
INFO	131	End of run-time system de-initialization
INFO	132	Entered a COBOL container
INFO	133	Exited a COBOL container
INFO	134	Link level entered
INFO	135	Link level exited
INFO	136	Memory validating
INFO	137	Memory validated
INFO	138	Run-Unit Created
INFO	139	Environment Exit
INFO	254	STOP RUN

ERROR	246	Shared memory error
ERROR	255	Run-time system error

ALL

Enables/disables all of the other properties.

API

This property is for .NET COBOL code only. API events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	56	Entry to API.
INFO	57	Exit from API.

CONFIG

Run-time configuration event:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	61	Run-time configuration operation (e.g. cobconfig file location and entries).

CONTAINER

COBOL container events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
DEBUG	40	Server initialization (start/finish)
DEBUG	41	Server de-initialization (start/finish)
DEBUG	42	Server context initialization (start/finish)
DEBUG	43	Server callback (start/finish)
DEBUG	49	Request handler function (start/finish)

INFO	9	Initializing environment for application running in the COBOL container (start/finish)
INFO	10	Invoking application in the COBOL container (start/finish)
INFO	11	Restoring initial state following the execution of an application in the COBOL container (start/finish)
INFO	25	Request handler trace event
INFO	46	Service lookup callback (start/finish)

ERROR	0	Request handler "start/next request" error
ERROR	1	Request handler "response" error
ERROR	2	Request handler "end processing" error
ERROR	3	Error loading the main program of the application identified by the request handler "start/next request"
ERROR	4	Error loading the package containing the application identified by the request handler "start/next request"
ERROR	5	Syncpoint failure
ERROR	12	Application termination due to exit from Debugger

ENV

Environment variable events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO and WARN	60	Environment variable operation

EXTERNAL

External data events.

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	26	External data item created
INFO	27	External data item destroyed

ERROR	28	External data item size mismatch

FSYS

Low-level I/O level events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	52	Entry to I/O function
INFO	53	Exit from I/O function
INFO	54	Specific I/O operation

JSEM

MVS Job Step Execution Manager events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	44	JSEM function entry
INFO	45	JSEM function exit
INFO	62	JSEM function

MEMORY

Memory allocation and de-allocation events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	13	Memory allocated
INFO	14	Memory freed
INFO	15	Memory re-allocated (resized)
INFO	16	Re-allocated memory freed
INFO	17	Memory remaining allocated at RTS termination
INFO	67	Memory Strategy
INFO	68	Memory Info

ERROR	248	Memory allocation failure
ERROR	249	Memory corruption detected. (See table below.)

For the above event ID's, the memory types for memory allocated by a user application are as follows:

Memory type	Allocation method
51, 52	CBL_ALLOC_MEM (with `flags=0`), or CBL_ALLOC_DYN_MEM (with `flags=0`)
55, 56	CBL_ALLOC_MEM (with `flags=8`), or CBL_ALLOC_THREAD_MEM (with `flags=0`)
59, 60	CBL_ALLOC_MEM (with `flags=4`), CBL_ALLOC_DYN_MEM (with `flags=4`), or CICS GETMAIN
63, 64	CBL_ALLOC_MEM (with `flags=12`) or CBL_ALLOC_THREAD_MEM (with `flags=4`)

All other memory types are internal and used by the Micro Focus system.

In addition, for event ID 249, the stomp type is supplied, which is a category indicating how memory has been determined to be corrupted:

Stomp type	Reason	Description
0	Run-In (Header)	Leading check bytes before header overwritten
1	Run-Out (User Data)	Trailing check bytes after user data overwritten
2	Bad Header	Corruption of memory header detected
3	Freed Overwrite	Previously freed data has been overwritten
4	Bad Header	User Unable to determine header start address
5	Failed OS Check	Validation of OS memory heap failed
6	Run-In (User Data)	Leading check bytes before user data overwritten
7	Bad Track Data	Leading check bytes in track data overwritten
8	Bad Link	Corruption of keyed data link

MFENTMAP

Entry Point Mapper event:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	55	Entry Point Mapper function

MFPM

Mainframe Pointer Manager events (AMODE programs):

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	29	Absolute memory registration
INFO	30	External data registration
INFO	31	Memory registration
INFO	32	Working-storage memory registration
INFO	33	External data de-registration
INFO	34	Memory de-registration
INFO	35	Working-storage memory de-registration
INFO	36	Local-storage memory registration
INFO	37	Local-storage memory de-registration

ERROR	250	MFPM error.

PGM

User program entry, exit, chain, and link events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	6	Program entry
INFO	7	Program exit
INFO	8	Program chain
INFO	18	Program link
INFO	140	Section Entered
INFO	141	Section Exited

PGMLOAD

Program load events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
DEBUG	50	Subsystem function

INFO	19	.int or .gnt program load
INFO	20	Logical cancel
INFO	21	Physical cancel
INFO	22	Logical canceled program made live again
INFO	23	DLL or shared object load
INFO	24	DLL or shared object unload
INFO	38	.lbr load
INFO	39	.lbr unload

ERROR	251	Program load error

PGMSEARCH

Program searcher events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
DEBUG	58	Entry to program searcher.
DEBUG	59	Exit from program searcher.

PROCESS

Process events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	63	Execute Process
INFO	64	Wait On Process

DEBUG	73	Run-Unit resource handling

SIGNAL

Signal handling events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	247	Signal Signinfo

ERROR	252	Apply previously ‘held’ signal
ERROR	253	Signal caught

SYSPGM

System program entry, exit, chain, and link events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	6	Program entry
INFO	7	Program exit
INFO	8	Program chain
INFO	18	Program link
INFO	140	Section entered
INFO	141	Section exited

THREAD

Threading and synchronization events:

Event Level	Event ID	Event Description
INFO	56	Entry to API (Threading and synchronization APIs)
INFO	57	Exit from API (Threading and synchronization APIs)
INFO	142	Thread status
INFO	143	Thread killed